Sercotel Guadiana

The hotel Guadiana is a modern hotel, inaugurated in August 2004. It occupies the Iberian Peninsula and is bathed by the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Cantabrian Sea. The hotel has 102 rooms all of them are elegantly decorated in fine wood and are equipped with the latest technology. It also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic and the cities of Ceuta and Melilla Its total surface area is 504,788 sq kms Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Some rooms have a terrace and balcony. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. The hotel is planning to open an outdoor swimming pool, sauna and solarium. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II, but suffered through a devastating Civil War (1936-39). The hotel Guadiana is strategiclly located few meters from the historic and commercial center of Ciudad Real. In the second half of the 20th century, it has played a catch-up role in the western international community. It is also very close to the Fairground and situated few minutes from the AVE station. Continuing concerns are large-scale unemployment and the Basque separatist movement The diversity and contrast that go to mould the character of Spain are likewise in evidence in its cities. AREA ATTRACTIONS * Historical centre - 200 meters * Commercial area - 200 meters * Fairground - 300 meters * Nuestra Senora del Prado Cathedral * Bullring * Don Quijote Airport * Pandorga * El Vicario Reservoir * Calatrava La Vieja Castle * Calatrava La Nueva Castle * Ntra Sra de Azuqueca Sanctuary * Santa Maria de Guadiana * Alarcos. Celts, Iberians, Phoenicians and, at a later date, the Greco-Roman civilisation laid the first cornerstones of urban settlements which, to this day, bear the marks of their passage through time During the Middle Ages, Arabic, Jewish and Christian cultures, singly and through a process of mutual cross-influence, gave rise to the birth of cities which have come to house an historical-artistic heritage of incalculable proportions Tradition alone does not suffice Modernity too is essential, and this was something certain Spanish monarchs –Charles III for one– managed to successfully apply during their reigns in order to beautify townscapes, like that of Madrid, with parks and landmark monuments, thereby instilling the city with a spirit of renewal.